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अनुशयवत्येवोक्ता प्रोष्यत्पतिका न भेदतो बहुभिः।
परदेशादागच्छत्- पतिकापि यथा प्रमुदितैव॥

Words filled with regret, spoken by a woman with an absent husband, resemble those of others in the same sorrow — highlighting shared emotional experi...

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अनुशासद्धि धर्मेण व्यवहारेण संस्थया।
न्यायेन च चतुर्थेन चतुरन्तां महीं जयेत्॥

A wise ruler should conquer the world with dharma, good conduct, discipline, and justice — the four-fold path to righteous victory.

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अनुशीलितकुञ्जवाटिकायां जघनालंकृतपीतशाटिकायाम्।
मुरलीकलकूजिते रतायां मम चेतोऽस्तु कदम्बदेवतायाम्॥

Let my mind dwell in the divine grove of kadamba trees, decorated with yellow cloth and filled with flute music — a prayerful longing for union with t...

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अनुशोचनमस्तविचारमना विगतस्य मृतस्य च यः कुरुते।
स गते सलिले तनुते वरणं भुजगस्य गतस्य गतिं क्षिपति॥

One who grieves for the dead without clear understanding is like throwing a garland into a dry river or offering a seat to a serpent — meaningless mou...

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अनुष्ठानेन रहितां पाठमात्रेण केवलम्।
रञ्जयत्येव या लोकं किं तया शुकविद्यया॥

A parrot-like knowledge that only pleases by recitation without true practice is of little value — true learning lies in action.

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अनुष्ठितं तु यद् देवैर् ऋषिभिर्यदनुष्ठितम्।
नानुष्ठेयं मनुष्यैस्तु तदुक्तं कर्म आचरेत्॥

What was practiced by gods and sages must also be followed by humans — one must adhere to scriptural actions.

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अनुष्ठितेषु कार्येषु यो गुह्यं न प्रकाशयेत्।
स तत्र लभते सिद्धिं जलमध्ये कपिर्यथा॥

He who doesn't reveal secrets while fulfilling duties attains success — like a monkey thriving even in water.

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अनुसरति करिकपोलं भ्रमरः श्रवणेन ताड्यमानोऽपि।
गणयति न तिरस्कारं दानान्धविलोचनो नीचः॥

A bee, though slapped away, continues to follow the elephant’s cheek out of desire — representing the blind pursuit of the ignoble by the ignorant.

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अनुसर सरस्तीरं वैरं किमत्र सहात्मना
कतिपयपयःपाणम् मानिन् समाचर चातक।
प्रलयपवनैरस्तं नीतः पुरातनवारिदो
यदयमदयं कीलाजालं विमुञ्चति नूतनः॥

O chataka bird! Why do you cling to old, unyielding clouds? Seek new waters at the lake — a lesson in letting go and adaptation.

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अनूढा मन्दिरे यस्य रजः प्राप्नोति कन्यका।
पतन्ति पितरस् तस्य स्वर्गस्था अपि तैर्गुणैः॥

If an unmarried girl is defiled in the house, even her virtuous ancestors in heaven fall — highlighting the consequences of dishonor.

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